> Hello,
>
> I just hooked up on your list today. I got the info from a guy on ebay I
> sold some parts to. He was very helpful and got me through the hoops to
> introduction. I think his mail is datsunmike??
>
> Anyway, I was on a Nash list for a couple years and enjoyed it a lot.
Most
> of the time I was a lurker but put in my two cents when I thought it would
> help.
>
> As for me and my roadster here is the scoop. I am huge ford nut but have
a
> appreciation for all cool vehicles foreign and domestic. I have owned over
> thirty VW's and about the same fords mostly fairlanes and comets. I
> currently race at a local NASCAR short track in 86 Toyota mini truck. My
> current stable of cars includes; 66 Fairlane convertible, 64 Rambler
> American convertible, 64 Comet 4 door, 86 Toyota race truck, 91 Miata, 94
> Ford f150, and of course my 65 Datsun Roadster.
>
> My Datsun I have had for about 6 years. I was looking for a cool drag
> racing project when I saw an ad in the paper for a Datsun with a V8. I was
> the first guy to show up and look at it. It was a high school auto shop
> project where they installed a small block Ford in this roadster. It ran
and
> the price was right so I bought it. Unfortunately the install was done
very,
> very, very poorly and it really was not safe to drive. After about a year
of
> fixing this and that I finally decided to tear it down and do it right.
>
> I went through the front suspension. I also made a rear subframe from
2x3
> so the 15x10 wheels would fit. It now has a 351w small block ford with fmx
> trans. The rear end is a 9" out of a ranchero with about 2 feet cut out of
> it. The front suspension is basically stock with some aftermarket springs.
> The front brakes are wilwood 11" vented rotors with monte carlo calipers.
As
> it stands the car is getting a custom floor and rollbar fabbed. I should
> have it back in about 2 weeks. I will then be installing the tilt column
and
> start plumbing the fuel and brakes.
>
> I hope that some of you can appreciate this type of car. It is all being
> done very nice and will be a good looking car when done. I am not the kind
> of guy who cuts up good restorable cars, this thing was already toast when
I
> bought it. I am just trying to give this car a new life. As a matter of
fact
> that is why I was selling the parts on ebay. I know how hard some if this
> stuff is to get and I figured it was the easiest way to help out another
> with a roadster. I will be putting more on soon as the progress continues.
>
> I have a number of questions for you guys but that is enough for now. I
> will throw one at you though. Does anybody have a good lead on door rubber
> and trunk rubbber? Also I was wondering if anybody has done a roadster
hood
> in fiberglass and if so who?
>
> Thanks Sean
> So Cal.
PS If anybody would like to see pictures of my datsun I will have some soon.
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